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When humans eat fish, mussels and other foods tainted with antibiotics, the residual antibiotics may cause bacterial pathogens to become resistant. The resistant bacteria don’t respond to standard antibiotics and can proliferate unchecked. This means the most important treatment options for infections are rendered useless. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The market is growing at a faster pace with the growing importance of healthy eating and consumers are more frequently choosing nuts as a healthy snack option and incorporating them into their daily diets. In addition, organic macadamia is also gaining popularity with increasing demand coming majorly from the European countries.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johannpretorius/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2023-2032 provides an assessment of the ten-year prospects for agricultural commodity and fish markets at national, regional, and global levels in a context of continued economic risks, uncertainty, and high energy prices.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The European Commission has proposed making gene-edited plants much easier to study and commercialize.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

They found a surprisingly strong correlation. Using only information on beak shape and size, they were able to correctly predict broad nest material use in 60% of species, rising to 97% in some cases. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The European Commission is proposing to mobilize additional funding for farmers impacted by adverse conditions. The new support package will consist of 330 million Euro (about $359 million) to be allocated among 22 member states. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The latest El Nino climate phenomenon has arrived, threatening floods in some areas of the world and droughts in others. Previous disruptive weather patterns cost the global economy trillions and stoked inflation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Almost a quarter of a billion people are now at risk of hunger as conflict, drought and flooding combined to wreak havoc on farms and food supply chains in 2022, according to the latest report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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When combined with iridescent colouration, a matt target surface appearance confers greater survival benefits in beetles than a glossy surface, scientists at the University of Bristol have found.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

According to another FAO study, 14.5% of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are attributable to livestock farming. The industry releases carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, which cause harm to varying degrees. Methane and nitrous oxide do not linger in the air as long as carbon dioxide, but their climate warming potential is higher than carbon dioxide.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Extinct kangaroos used alternative methods to their famous hop according to comprehensive analysis from University of Bristol and the University of Uppsala scientists.Although hopping is regarded as a pinnacle of kangaroo evolution, the researchers highlight those other kinds of large kangaroos, in the not-too-distant past, likely moved in different ways such as striding on two legs or traversing on all fours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stories of virgin births, where young are produced without fertilization, have been told throughout history. Mars the ancient Roman god, Horus the ancient Egyptian god and Qi from ancient Chinese mythology were all born to virgins. But virgin births do happen in the natural world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A team of researchers from the University of Bristol have shed light on the life of the ancient reptile Rhynchosaur, which walked the earth between 250-225 million years ago, before being replaced by the dinosaurs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Human influences have the potential to reduce the effectivity of communication in bees adding further stress to struggling colonies, according to new analysis. Scientists at the University of Bristol studying honeybees, bumblebees and stingless bees found that variation in communication strategies are explained by differences in the habitats that bees inhabit and differences in the social lifestyle such colony size and nesting habits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

South Africa is currently in the grip of its worst-ever power cuts, while coal exports fell to a 30-year low in 2022 because of the poor performance of the national freight rail company. That, coupled with poor water infrastructure and inefficient ports, is stifling investment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The World Bank has been tracking carbon markets for around two decades and the annual State and Trends of Carbon Pricing report is now in its tenth year. When the first report was published a decade ago, only 7% of global emissions were covered by either a carbon tax or an ETS. Today, as highlighted in the 2023 report, almost a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions (23%) are now covered by 73 instruments.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

South Africa’s central bank has warned of dire consequences should the country face censure due to its stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.At worst, secondary, or indirect sanctions could be imposed on the country and lead to a sudden halt to capital inflows and increased outflows, the bank said in its latest financial stability review published on Monday. It cautioned that South Africa’s financial system would be unable to function if its ability to make international payments in dollars was impeded. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Climate change-driven shifts in the circulation of waters to the deepest reaches of the ocean around Antarctica, which could reverberate across the planet and intensify global warming, are happening decades "ahead of schedule", according to new research. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The government of South Africa is weighing new anti-dumping tariffs of up to 232% on a range of products imported from China and India, ostensibly to protect local industry. Bad plan. The International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC), a bunch of pencil-pushers tasked with second-guessing the ‘proper’ pricing of imports, has asked Ebrahim Patel, the communist in charge of the Department of Trade Barriers, Deindustrialisation and Collusion (DTIC), to impose ‘anti-dumping’ tariffs on a number of products imported from China and India.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Natural gas might be the same commodity everywhere in the world, but prices can vary dramatically because of the complex network of infrastructure needed to transport it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New research from Queen Mary University of London shows that only around 13% of global methane emissions are regulated, despite methane emissions causing at least 25% of current global warming. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A new study published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials by researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and partners has identified a diverse microbiome of plastic-degrading fungi and bacteria in the coastal salt marshes of Jiangsu, China. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Potatoes South Africa, in collaboration with the University of Pretoria, has secured funding from the Department of Science and Innovation for a project aimed at creating a new value chain for waste or ‘cull’ potatoes – those too small, low-quality, or overproduced to meet fresh produce market standards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Most Sub-Saharan African currencies have weakened against the US dollar, fanning inflationary pressures across the continent as import prices surge. This, together with a growth slowdown, leaves policymakers with difficult choices as they balance keeping inflation in check with a still-fragile recovery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Food security in South Africa, the second wealthiest country by GDP, is low. According to 2019 data, Statistics SA says at least 10 million people didn’t have enough food or money to buy food. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has been turning to interest rates to bring down the country’s high inflation for months. However, South Africa’s inflation is stickier than ever, with no sign of coming down soon. The South African Reserve Bank is destroying Wealth with their high interest rate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A team of researchers, using a state-of-the-art climate prediction system, is forecasting a strong El Niño toward the end of 2023. If westerly wind bursts were to occur during the spring and early summer, an even stronger El Niño event might occur. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gerhard Papenfus is the Chief Executive of the National Employers' Association of South Africa (NEASA).   - Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first people to live in the Americas migrated from Siberia across the Bering land bridge more than 20,000 years ago. Some made their way as far south as Tierra del Fuego, at the tip of South America. Others settled in areas much closer to their place of origin where their descendants still thrive today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Cities and states in the US will be able to sue massive fossil fuel polluters thanks to a Supreme Court decision. As the climate crisis worsens, local governments are taking energy giants to court. Big Oil appealed five of these local cases to America’s Supreme Court. But the court declined to hear them- setting an important precedent for future lawsuits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Globally, the consumption of animal source foods including meat, eggs and milk can help to reduce stunting, wasting and overweight amongst children, according to a new UN report.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The cost of lithium, an essential component in EV batteries, has dropped by nearly 20% since January while the price of cobalt, also an important material for batteries, has fallen over 50%; the price of copper has dipped nearly 20%. Unsurprisingly, the sales of electric vehicles have sharply risen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While humans have been evolving for millions of years, the past 12,000 years have been among the most dynamic and impactful for the way we live today, according to an anthropologist who organized a special journal feature on the topic in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Our latest World Economic Outlook forecasts that growth will slow from 3.4 percent last year to 2.8 percent this year. Growth is then expected to accelerate to 3 percent next year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Among all greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide is the highest contributor to global warming. If we do not take action by 2100, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the average temperature of our world will increase by about 34 degrees Fahrenheit. Finding effective ways to capture and store CO2 has been a challenge for researchers and industries focused on combating global warming, and Amir Barati Farimani has been working to change that. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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